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NCAA approves new rule to protect QBs against hits below knee

The NCAA approved a new rule Wednesday to protect quarterbacks from hits below the knee. The rule, which the Playing Rules Oversight Panel discussed in a conference call, is very specific: The quarterback must

The NCAA approved a new rule Wednesday to increase protection for quarterbacks from hits below the knee.

The rule, which the Playing Rules Oversight Panel discussed in a conference call, is specific: The quarterback must be in a passing posture with one or both feet on the ground. Defenders cannot hit the quarterback forcibly at or below the knee, nor can he "initiate a roll or lunge and forcibly hit the quarterback in the knee area or below."